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Tuesday, June 29, 2021
Featured Headlines
CalChamber Companies in the News
Alphabet Jumps into Drone Air-Traffic Control with Flight App
American Journal of Transportation, June 29, 2021
United Adds 270 Boeing and Airbus Aircraft to Fleet, Largest Order in Airline’s History and Biggest by a Single Carrier in a Decade
United Airlines, June 29, 2021
Johnson & Johnson Ranks #4 on Fortune’s Return on Leadership List
Johnson & Johnson, June 29, 2021
CalChamber Members Verizon and IBM Partner with Red Hat to Deploy Its 5G Network as an Open Hybrid Cloud Platform
IBM Newsroom, June 28, 2021
Trade Policy
From the White House
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Meeting with President Reuven Rivlin of Israel
June 28, 2021
Readout of President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. Call with President Ivan Duque of Colombia
June 28, 2021
Statement by President Joe Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
June 26, 2021
Remarks by President Biden and President Mohammad Ashraf Ghani of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan Before Bilateral Meeting
June 25, 2021
Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan’s Meeting with Bipartisan House Members on USICA
June 24, 2021
Remarks by President Biden on the Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
June 24, 2021
FACT SHEET
President Biden Announces 17 Key Nominations (Including Ambassadorial Nominations)
June 23, 2021
From the U.S. Department of Commerce
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo Statement on Bipartisan Infrastructure Framework
June 24, 2021
Commerce Department Adds Five Chinese Entities to the Entity List for Participating in China’s Campaign of Forced Labor Against Muslims in Xinjiang
June 24, 2021
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina M. Raimondo Joins President Biden at U.S.-EU Summit and Advances Tech and Trade Issues with European Union and Private Sector Leaders
June 23, 2021
From the U.S. Trade Representative
Readout of Ambassador Tai’s Virtual Meeting with Singapore Trade and Industry Minister Gan Kim Yong
June 29, 2021
Readout of Ambassador Tai’s Meeting with German Federal Minister for Economics and Energy Peter Altmaier
June 24, 2021
Ambassador Katherine Tai Recognizes USTR 2021 Awards Ceremony Recipients
June 24, 2021
From the Department of State
Reinforcing the U.S. Commitment to Multilateralism at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting
June 29, 2021
The United States-Italy Relationship and Transatlantic Unity
June 27, 2021
U.S.-EU-Canada: Joint Statement on Venezuela
June 25, 2021
The United States and France: Allies, Partners, and Friends
June 24, 2021
The United States and Libya
June 23, 2021
Secretary Blinken’s Meeting with German Chancellor Merkel
June 23, 2021
The United States and Germany: Strengthening Our Alliance
June 22, 2021
The United States and Peru: Partners in Democracy and Development
June 22, 2021
From the Bureau of Economic Analysis
U.S. International Transactions, First Quarter 2021 and Annual Update
June 23, 2021
From the World Trade Organization
China Initiates WTO Dispute Complaint Against Australian Dumping, Subsidy Duties
June 29, 2021
Australia Initiates WTO Dispute Complaint Against Chinese Wine Duties
June 28, 2021
WTO Report: Trade Policy Restraint Prevented Destructive Acceleration of Protectionism
June 28, 2021
Washington Says it Sees Little Scope for Deal-Making at WTO This Year
Reuters, June 25, 2021
Working Group on Small Business Reviews Draft Ministerial Declaration
June 24, 2021
Merchandise Trade Posts Strong Gains in First Quarter Despite Growing Regional Disparities
June 24, 2021
WHO, WIPO, WTO Map Out Further Collaboration to Tackle COVID-19 Pandemic
June 24, 2021
Business Leaders Express Support for WTO, Underline Priorities for MC12
June 23, 2021
WTO Members Advance First Review of Trade Facilitation Agreement
June 22, 2021
VIDEO: WTO Director-General Okonjo-Iweala on Global Trade
Bloomberg, June 22, 2021
Trade Agreements
EU-U.K. Deal Clears Way for Free Flow of Data Across Channel
Bloomberg, June 28, 2021
Taiwan Sending Deputy Trade Rep for US TIFA Talks
Taiwan News, June 28, 2021
Winston Goes to Washington: New Zealand’s Hunt for an Elusive US Trade Deal
Stuff.co, June 28, 2021
Trade Pact Faces Day of Reckoning
Bangkok Post, June 28, 2021
Economy Minister Says Brazil has “Major Problem” with Argentina in MERCOSUR Negotiations
The Rio Times, June 27, 2021
U.K. and Singapore Start Talks to Cut Digital Trade Barriers
Bloomberg, June 27, 2021
US-Taiwan Talks to Focus on Supply Chains and Digital Trade
Financial Times, June 26, 2021
China Backs Hong Kong to Join RCEP Trade Deal in Potential Boost to City’s Flagging Logistics Sector
South China Morning Post, June 25, 2021
Japan Ratifies World’s Biggest Free Trade Agreement Involving China, ASEAN
Business Standard, June 25, 2021
Taiwan Should Join Australia in Trans-Pacific Trade Bloc, Canberra Told
South China Morning Post, June 24, 2021
Indonesia Free Trade Agreement a Possibility as Canada Looks to the Indo-Pacific
Future Directions International, June 22, 2021
Federal
Is This the End of the Generalized System of Preferences on Trade?
The Hill, June 26, 2021
Strengthening U.S.-Israel Relationship: 4 Ideas for the Biden Administration and Israeli Government
U.S. Chamber, June 24, 2021
Small Steps on Big Issues: Recent Developments in the U.S.-UK Trade Relationship
The National Law review, June 24, 2021
The Asia-Sized Hole in Biden’s Trade Agenda
Politico, June 23, 2021
GOP House Trade Subcommittee GSP/MTB Legislation Identical to the Senate Bill
GOP House Ways and Means Committee
California
Bay to Bay: China’s Greater Bay Area Plan and Its Synergies for US and San Francisco Bay Area Business
Bay Area Council, June 2021
California, Mexico Sign Agreement to Open New Otay Mesa Border Crossing by Late 2024
The San Diego Union-Tribune, June 29, 2021
New Ship-To-Shore crane arrives at Port of Oakland
American Journal of Transportation, June 25, 2021
Port of Oakland adopts $465.3 million FY 2022 budget as California reopens
American Journal of Transportation, June 28, 2021
West Coast Trade Report
Pacific Merchant Shipping Association, June 2021
More International Articles
High Lumber Prices Add Urgency to a Decades-Old Trade Fight
The New York Times, June 28, 2021
Indonesia, China to Reduce US Dollar in Bilateral Trade
The Jakarta Post, June 28, 2021
Canada to Ease Travel Restrictions for Fully Vaccinated Individuals
The National Law Review, June 26, 2021
ICC, WTO, and ITC Launch Digital Champions for Small Business Competition
International Chamber of Commerce, June 25, 2021
France and U.S. Agree on the Perils of a Rising China, Blinken Says
The New York Times, June 25, 2021
Preview of The Heritage Foundation’s 2021 China Transparency Report
The Heritage Foundation, June 25, 2021
Melting Arctic Ice Pits Russia Against U.S. and China for Control of New Shipping Route
The Wall Street Journal, June 23, 2021
EU Envoy Urges U.S. to Ease Travel Restrictions; Sees Time to Resolve Metals Dispute
Reuters, June 23, 2021
Settlement Is Reached Over Stuck Ship That Blocked Suez Canal in Egypt
The New York Times, June 23, 2021
One of World’s Busiest Ports Is Back to Business After Covid Jam
Bloomberg, June 22, 2021
Wait Times for Chips Hit Record 18 Weeks as Shortage Deepens
Bloomberg, June 22, 2021
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